Auxiliary cycle-rest



H. MOHR.

AUXILIARY CYCLE REST.

APPLICATION men sums, 1919.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY MOHR, OF LONGFORID, TASIvIANIA, AUSTRALIA, ASSIGNOR TO A., G. WEBSTER &-

SONS, LIMITED, OF I-EGBART,'AUSTRALIA.

AUXILIARY CYCLE-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

Application filed September 3, 1919. Serial No. 321,414.

ments Relating to Auxiliary Cycle-Rests, of

which the following is a speclfication.

This invention has reference to means for supporting motor or other cycles in an up right or nearly upright position when stationary or to assist in placing the same upon the rests usually carried upon the machines so that whenv not running the tires may be relieved of weight.

Users of motor cycles, upon dismounting for short periods usually lift the machine on to the back rest. In a modern high powered motor cycle, to place the rear wheel rest in position, involves lifting directly a weight of some 150 pounds, which the rider is liable to find fatiguing if constantly repeated.

It is partly to avoid this objectionable practice that the invention has been devised,

. according to which a flexibly mounted strut is provided with the machine, to which it is attached, and the joint of the strut be fitted with means to keep it at a fixed determined angle with its support whlle in use. Further, by means of the flexibly mounted prop the operation. of raising the machine on to its rest is facilitated as the prop may be used as thepurchase upon which to move the cycle backward in placing it upon the rest.

By means of the said strut a machine can be temporarily and safely supported when left by the rider.

But in order to fully understand the invention reference is made to the accompanying drawing, in which, I

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rear wheel of a motor cycle fitted with the flexibly mounted prop.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same shown broken off short and jointed with its supporting spindle that is attachable to the cycle frame. This figure is shown upside down in order to save space on the drawing. 7

Fig. 3 is a like view of part of the strut illustrating the locking head.

Fig. 4 shows a cycle wheel in end elevatlon inclining againstthe strutted support.

Fig. is a detail view of the locking head and swiveling socket jointing with same.

Fig. 6 is the ordinary spring cradle attachable by a clip to the machine frame for carrying the strut when not in use, and

F 1g. 7 is another clip for so holding the strut and showing spring controlled means for retaining the same in the clip or cradle.

Attached to a convenient part of the frame 8 near the top is the spindle 9 that is held in place bythe nuts 10 and spring washer 11. On the other end of the spindle is a swiveling head piece 12 that is retained on the spindle by the pin 13. The read 12 is turned to a nice fit on the spindle and is adapted to longitudinal and rotary movements thereon. On the extreme end of the spindle is a lug lat and a corresponding socketl5 is in a central opening in the swiveling head in which the lug will come when the head is slidbackwardly on the spindle, the end of the spindle projecting into the said opening. 011 the upper side of the said head is a projection or stop 17.

The strut 18 is articulated to the swiveling head 12 through the bolt 19 and in the head of the strut is a socket l5 and also a projection or stop 16 that is adapted to come against said stop 17 on the swiveling head when the strut is at an obtuse angle with the spindle 9. When in this position the socket 15 should coincide with the slot 15 in the swiveling head and the two articulated parts can then be slid on to the lug 14-. on the spindle to lock the same thereto.

In order to provide for locking the strut at more than one angle with the spindle 9, such as might be necessary when propping the machine on sloping ground, the strut head can be fitted with more than one notch 15 which, as the strut is turned about the bolt 19, will come opposite the lug 14 on the spindle while coinciding with the notch or opening 15. While in this position the parts can be brought into engagement with lug 14.- thereby locking the strut. By providing the notch 15 in the opening in the swiveling head it will be evident that the head can be locked to the fixed spindle 9 when it is slid inward longitudinally thereon.

By virtue of the swiveling head the strut is flexible on its mounting and can be swung from side to side when not locked and brought toward a horizontal position and housed when not in use. For this purpose a clip or cradle 20 is provided in a bracket 21 held upon a bar 22 at the rear of the machine. The cradle is lined with a suitable soft resilient substance and is provided with a cover plate 23 pivotally mounted on the bracket. A headed spindle 24: passes downwardly through the plate and is fitted with an encircling spring 25 and a tension nut 26 the spring bearing between the nut and the under side of the bracket to keep the cover plate over the'cradle to retain the strut therein. 7 V r The ground end tothe strut is forked or provided with other'means, such as a disk, to prevent the end digging into soft ground and the top end or head of the strut may be formed with a finger 27 (Fig. 5), in lieu of the stop 16, that will come in contact with the swiveling socket or head 12 when the strut is at an obtuse angle with the spindle 9.

Instead of the cradle 20 the ordinary spring clip shown in Fig. 6 may be used attached to thebar 22, but the cradle and cover plate is preferred for the purpose indicated. ,The machine. is fitted with the usual rests 28 that are swung downwardly under the wheels to take the weight of the machine when not in use and so relieve the tires of weight.

In operation, when the rider dismounts, as for instance to'open a gate, the cover 23 on the cradle 22 is lifted and the strut let down to contactwith the ground when the machine will incline against it safely and conveniently until the journey is resumed.

If it be desired to place the machine on the back rest 28 the strut will facilitate the operation owing to its flexible mounting when not locked on the rotatory head 12. To place the rear wheel on its rest the latteris let down together with the strut,.which should be inclined toward the rear, and the machine is gently moved backward when the wheel will be 'ralsed from the ground by virtue of the purchase taken on'the flexibly jointed strut :the weight will then come to rest on themember 28 and the strut can be left as it is or raised, as desired.

The device is light, flexible, economical and easily fixed and. the auxiliary side rest will be found especially useful by motor cycle users who are called upon to make frequent stoppages or those who are unable to conveniently lift the weight of a high powered machine.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Lee ters Patent is 1. In motor cycle s1de rest, a strut on a spindle mounted on the machine frame, a

rotatory head on the spindle, maximum stopping means between the strut and head and means forlockingthe strut on its support in positions at varying angles therewith. a J

2. In a cycle side rest, a strut, a supporting spindle on the machine frame, a rotatory head slidable on the spindle and with which the strut'is jointed, an opening in the head into which the spindle end projects, a lug projecting from the spindle end, a recess in the head opposite the lug and maximum stopping means between the strut and the head, asset forth.

8. In a cycle side rest, a strut, a support- 4:. In acyclerest, in combination, a strut flex1bly mounted on aspindle on the ma- 7 chine frame, a rotatory head onfthe spindle jointedwith the strut, maximum stopping means between the strut and head, ordinary U-shaped'rests on the machine frame near each wheel, means for housing the strut when notin use and flexible means for retaining the same within the cradleor clip, as and for the. purposes specified. 7 5. In a cycle side rest, a strut, ground holding means on the lower end of same, a projecting spindle on the machine frame, a rotatory head on the spindle slidable thereon jointed to the strut, an opening in the head into which the spindle end projects and is retained, a lug from the spindle end,- a recess in the opening in the head opposite the lug, indentsinthe head of the strut, U shaped rests on the machine frame near to each wheel and means for holding the strut horizontally in the machine, substantially as herein described. V

In witness whereof I aflix my signature.

7 HENRY MOHR. 

